Grateful Little Victories

When every day is a struggle with illness, you learn to be grateful for the little victories.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Cool and rainy and very comfortable

I spent a productive day listening to the rain and sorting a giant pile of insurance-related mail.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Apparently I sometimes floss too vigorously

I got my broken tooth fixed with a minimum of pain and fuss.

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It's a discussion that will take months, but it's started now

I broached a potentially life-altering discussion with a dear friend and got a cautiously positive response.

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Monday, May 12, 2014

This splint is awesome

I got my free EDS ring splint and discovered just HOW MUCH I need the extra support.

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

I've had this box of memories for close to 20 years

I let my ruthlessly practical side (as opposed to the Pack Rat) work on decluttering some old trinkets and memories.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Seanan McGuire is a wonderful human being

Text says: I got some touching words and real advice from someone I respect greatly.

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Monday, May 5, 2014

Love and cake

I celebrated my 1st anniversary.

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

You can't please everyone, but you can listen to them

When my FC had a meeting to discuss issues and ideas for the future, I both participated and felt like I contributed.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Time with yourself and time with those who stir your body and spirit

I spent Beltane mostly alone, enjoying self-care and solitude, before splitting my evening between my husband and my new romantic interest.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

I opted for a lesser known fairytale for Spellbound & Spindles

I finished a complex poem - a fairytale with a few twists!

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Relevant blogs - places you might find related topics

  • A Southern Celiac
  • Benefits Scrounging Scum
  • ButYouDon'tLookSick.com
  • Deb's Fibromyalgia Blog
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Deal With It
  • FIBROMYALGIA
  • Guidance, Healing, and Love by Sydney
  • Life and Fibromyalgia
  • Little Miss Dinky's E.D.S. Diary
  • Sally Rouge
  • The Bloggess
  • The Tensile Times
  • The Zebra Diary

The Usual Suspects - some of my standard reading list

  • A Day in the (Fat) Life
  • Bardic Blog
  • From Rebecca's Window
  • Kottke.org
  • Leah Raeder
  • Life on the Fat Farm
  • Live.Like.A.Rockstar
  • Noël Lynne Figart
  • Whatever
  • WilWheaton.net
  • Zen Habits

Time for a break - comics I read regularly

  • Ctrl+Alt+Del
  • Dork Tower
  • El Goonish Shive
  • Gods Playing Poker
  • Joy of Tech
  • Misfile
  • VG Cats
  • XKCD
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